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By faith, they went round the walls of Jericho,

By faith, they accomplished what had never been accomplished before,

By faith, God loved them and was pleased with them more,

Through faith, they witnessed what faith can do, and their faith did grow.

By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down,

By faith, they made Satan and all Demons frown,

By faith, for six days, they went only one round,

On day seven, seven times, the walls of Jericho fell down.

Sometimes, faith can seem like a slow process,

Let us learn to always trust in God, and we shall see success,

When we apply faith, we shall see progress,

Faith can make us kings; faith can make us bosses.

Faith can crush the uncrushable,

Faith can move the immovable,

Faith can fall the infallible,

Faith can stop the unstoppable.

Hebrews 11:30 (KJV) – “By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.”

The walls of Jericho did not fall on the first day, neither did they fall on the third or the sixth day. They fell on the seventh day. God’s timing is perfect, better, and more excellent than ours. Psalm 1:3 (KJV) – “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season.” Notice the verse says, ‘in his season.’ This phrase means that God will grant you all you have been crying for at the right time.

But what should we do to get God’s promises? What should we do for the walls/hindrances in our lives to fall, just like the walls of Jericho?

“In obedience to the divine command Joshua marshaled the armies of Israel. No assault was to be made. They were simply to make the circuit of the city, bearing the ark of God and blowing upon trumpets. First came the warriors, a body of chosen men, not now to conquer by their own skill and prowess, but by obedience to the directions given them from God. Seven priests with trumpets followed. Then the ark of God, surrounded by a halo of divine glory, was borne by priests clad in the dress denoting their sacred office. The army of Israel followed, each tribe under its standard. Such was the procession that compassed the doomed city. No sound was heard but the tread of that mighty host and the solemn peal of the trumpets, echoing among the hills and resounding through the streets of Jericho. The circuit completed, the army returned in silence to their tents, and the ark was restored to its place in the tabernacle.” – Patriarchs and Prophets, Page 488.1, Ellen G. White.

“For six days the host of Israel made the circuit of the city. The seventh day came, and with the first dawn of light, Joshua marshaled the armies of the Lord. Now they were directed to march seven times around Jericho, and at a mighty peal from the trumpets to shout with a loud voice, for God had given them the city.” – Patriarchs and Prophets, Page 488.3, Ellen G. White.

“The vast army marched solemnly around the devoted walls. All was silent, save the measured tread of many feet, and the occasional sound of the trumpet, breaking the stillness of the early morning. The massive walls of solid stone seemed to defy the siege of men. The watchers on the walls looked on with rising fear, as, the first circuit ended, there followed a second, then a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth. What could be the object of these mysterious movements? What mighty event was impending? They had not long to wait. As the seventh circuit was completed, the long procession paused, The trumpets, which for an interval had been silent, now broke forth in a blast that shook the very earth. The walls of solid stone, with their massive towers and battlements, tottered and heaved from their foundations, and with a crash fell in ruin to the earth. The inhabitants of Jericho were paralyzed with terror, and the hosts of Israel marched in and took possession of the city.”- Patriarchs and Prophets, Page 491.1, Ellen G. White.

“The Israelites had not gained the victory by their own power; the conquest had been wholly the Lord’s; and as the first fruits of the land, the city, with all that it contained, was to be devoted as a sacrifice to God. It was to be impressed upon Israel that in the conquest of Canaan they were not to fight for themselves, but simply as instruments to execute the will of God; not to seek for riches or self-exaltation, but the glory of Jehovah their King. Before the capture the command had been given, “The city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein.” “Keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed … and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.”- Patriarchs and Prophets, Page 491.2, Ellen G. White.

The Israelites went round the walls of Jericho once for six days, but on the seventh day, they went round it seven times. We should worship God daily as we go about our daily work. However, we should consecrate the entire twenty-four hours to God on Sabbath and have more acts of worship than we do on other regular days. That is why God urges us to rest in Him on the Sabbath and avoid all other work forms.

A common saying among Christians is, “We need to wait for the Lord.” As you wait for the Lord, be actively involved in His work. Don’t sit there waiting in vain. Hebrews 11:30 does not say, “By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down as they sat outside and waited for it to fall.” Instead, it says, “By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down after it was compassed about seven days.” The Israelites did something. They prayed first, as we all do, and then God commanded them to compass the walls for seven days, and that is precisely what they did. Faith requires action because faith without action is dead (James 2:20).

If we look at all the miracles done by Jesus in the Bible, the people on whom the miracles were being performed were required to do something.

Let’s see some examples:

Feeding of the 5,000 men with five loaves and two fish – In John 6:10, Jesus commands His disciples to make the men sit down before He performs the miracle.

The woman who touched the border of Jesus’ garment – In Luke 8:43-44, The woman believed she needed to reach out to Jesus and get in contact with Him to get healed. As a result, she went ahead and touched the garment of Christ and got cured.

Healing of the man who had an infirmity for 38 years – In John 5:8, Jesus tells the man to rise, take up his bed and walk.

In John 11:39, before Jesus raised Lazarus, Jesus commanded the people there to roll away the stone.

Faith does not work in a vacuum. Faith requires our cooperation with God. God has done all the work for us. He requires us to do just a tiny portion to prove that we believe in Him. Because if we believe it, we need to live it. Not living it means we don’t believe it.

The following is the faith formula, simplified:

God’s part (He does the whole work) + Our Part (the lesser work) = Fulfillment of God’s conditional promise in our lives.

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son (His part which is the more significant/whole part), that whosoever believes in Him (our role which is the smaller or lesser part), shall not perish but have everlasting life (the promise).”

NB: We don’t assist God in doing His work because God is not dependent on what we do since He is all-powerful. Our actions are not meant to help God. The work we do is a response that shows we truly believe God has done it all. The woman who touched the helm of Jesus’ garments could not heal herself, but she touched it because she believed that Jesus could do it. Jesus told the people to roll away the stone when He was raising Lazarus. Christ did not ask them to do that because He needed their help as they could not raise the dead. He asked them to do that to see if they genuinely believed.

Matthew 9:37 (KJV) – “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.” God has done all the work. He has planted and carried out the whole process of growing the crops. Our work is to harvest. In other words, our job is to go and collect. We don’t expect God to go and collect it for us. When God fed the children of Israel with manna in the wilderness, he did not bring the manna to their mouths. He made the manna fall from heaven, but they had to use their hands to collect it (Exodus 16).

God bless you as you act on His Word. Your seventh day is soon coming, and all walls barring you will surely fall.

Prayer

Dear God, Crush all the walls in my life that are hindering me from proceeding to the next step. Please guide me on the right actions to take. Please help me to delight in you and never get tired of your presence. In Jesus name, Amen.

Activity

1. Write down your heart’s desire and the obstacles that seem to be blocking it. Pray to God to help you overcome those obstacles and any other forthcoming obstacles. Ask God to give you the desires of your heart that are in accordance with His will.

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